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87 faith groups file amicus brief: Diverting funds for border wall ‘unconstitutional’

87 faith groups file amicus brief: Diverting funds for border wall ‘unconstitutional’

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Ideas, Immigration, JCJ Blog, Judaism

Today, the Jewish Center for Justice joined 86 other religious and faith-based groups in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court arguing that the Trump Administration’s attempt to divert otherwise-allocated funds for construction of a border wall is...
INSPIRING: Rabbi’s d’var Torah on loneliness and Jews of Color

INSPIRING: Rabbi’s d’var Torah on loneliness and Jews of Color

by Jewish Center for Justice | Oct 6, 2020 | Cohorts, Featured, Ideas, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice

JCJ Clergy Cohort member and Temple De Hirsch Sinai Rabbi Avi Fine delivered the following d’var Torah on Yom Kippur this year. Watch the full clip below. One particular excerpt stands out, beginning at 7:01: Through tfillah and tzadakah, we can split the sea of...
A Vidui (Confession) for Racism

A Vidui (Confession) for Racism

by Jewish Center for Justice | Aug 21, 2020 | Cohorts, Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, JCJ Blog, Judaism, Racial Justice

Each year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we beat our chests and engage in a communal confession. Looking back on a year, it can be difficult to pinpoint specific mistakes or failures. The beauty of a communal confession is that we take on all these failures...
Awareness to Action Day 17 | Watch and Discuss the film “12 Years a Slave”

Awareness to Action Day 17 | Watch and Discuss the film “12 Years a Slave”

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 25, 2020 | Activism, Featured, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice

*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* Discussion questions after watching the film: When Solomon is kidnapped and forced into slavery along with other African Americans, we witness the abusive power and...
Awareness to Action Day 10 | Watch and Discuss the film “Just Mercy”

Awareness to Action Day 10 | Watch and Discuss the film “Just Mercy”

by Jewish Center for Justice | Jul 18, 2020 | Activism, Featured, JCJ Blog, Racial Justice

*The following post is part of JCJ’s Awareness to Action: 21 Days Toward Racial Justice campaign.* Discussion questions after watching the film: Two thrones on which God can sit are Justice and Mercy. During the High Holy Days our prayers and mitzvot move God from the...
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